PFRA director sees reduced pasture demand after rains
PFRA prairie pastures in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta may see less demand as recent rains improve drought damaged ranges. PFRA director Harry Hargraves noted May’s pastures turned away over 50 000 cattle earlier, with recent moisture easing pressure though more rain is needed.
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Regina
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Harry Hargraves
PFRA
Prairie Pastures
Medicine Hat
Maple Creek
Swift Current
Walsh
Alta
Saskatchewan-Alberta
Senate Bans Aid to Communist Nations in Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate voted 57 to 24 to bar any next year’s foreign aid to Communist led Yugoslavia and Poland under the 4.7 billion measure. The Lausche amendment would block 10 million in development loans to Yugoslavia and halt surplus shipments to Yugoslavia and Poland, with final decisions by the President.
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Washington
Senate
Rusk
House of Representatives
Yugoslavia
Poland
U.S
Russia
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
White House
House
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Advance Polls Set for June 18 Election
Returning officer said advance polls will be open Saturday and Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Medicine Hat Red Cross House Redcliff Credit Union Hall Manyberries Irvine Nesbury Insurance Milk River Elks Hall Foremost Bow Island Taber Vauxhall Bassano Brooks Empress Hilda Mayberry Peter Keller requiring voters to swear an affidavit that their names appear on the voters list and that they expect to be absent from their polling place on June 18.
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Medicine Hat
Red Cross House
Redcliff
Credit Union
Manyberries
Irvine
Nesbury Insurance
Milk River
Elks Hall
Foremost
Bow Island
Latimer
Taber, Jamieson and Strain
Vauxhall
Civic
Bassano
Les Spivey
Brooks
Masonic
Empress
Barber
Hilda
Mayberry
Peter Keller
Britain pledges not to join EEC without Parliament approval
Lord Privy Seal Edward Heath reaffirmed Britain's pledge to refrain from entering the European Economic Community until Parliament approves the final settlement after full Commonwealth consultation. He spoke during a two day debate on joining the six nation bloc and said solutions would be worked out in Brussels as part of an overall settlement. The pledge accompanied discussion on trade terms with Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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London
Britain
European Economic Community
Commonwealth
Privy Seal
Edward Heath
France
Germany
Italy
Benelux
Brussels
Heath
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Berta
Olson
Brunsden
Alberta
Bond
Ques
Diefenbaker Warns of Action Against Price Hikes
Prime Minister Diefenbaker said drastic action may be taken against corporations raising prices after the dollar devaluation. He told a Magog luncheon that greedy firms may misuse the move and that government action will be as effective as it is drastic, possibly in the next few days.
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MAGOG
Que
Diefenbaker
Canada
Alberta highway deaths drop to 44 in first four months
Edmonton CP reports Alberta highway fatalities for January to April total 44, down 20 from the same period last year. The four month injuries reach 1,615, with April injuries at 484 versus 431 a year ago.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Safety Council
UN General Assembly Delves Into Belgian Trust Territory
The UN General Assembly resumes with a focus on the Belgian trust territory Ruanda Urundi. The discussion centers on the area’s future governance, population of about 5 million, and broader themes of race, colonialism, and the African question.
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United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
Ruanda-Urundi
Nova Scotia
Medical Debate Seen Unwinnable in State Medicine Talk
Vancouver business leaders heard Dr. E C McCoy of the BC Medical Association warn that doctors cannot win a public debate with politicians over state medicine in Saskatchewan. He said politicians promise anything on election eve and that a clash would create a bad atmosphere for medical practice.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
The
Canadian Medical Association
Saskatchewan
E. C. McCoy
Tommy Douglas
Dr. McCoy
Leonard Greenall
McCoy
Wit NDPer and Sacred Winners at Jaycee Forum
At a Jaycee political forum in Medicine Hat H A Bud Olson of Social Credit delivered a sharp One-Up-Manship routine. George McFall of the NDP faced questions on foreign control and union funding while claiming the party lacks funds, and he cited corporate contributions split between Conservatives and Liberals, with Social Credit able to print money.
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Social Credit
H. A
Bud” Olson
Jaycee
Medicine Hat
New Democratic Party
George McFall
NDP
McFall
Canada
Conservatives
Liberals
Olson
U.S
Russia
First OAS Killers Die Before Firing Squad
Paris AP reports two OAS killers Albert Dovecar and Claude Piegts were executed at Fort du Trou d Enger before dawn for killing a police commissioner in Algiers on March 31, 1961. They refused blindfolds and shouted nationalist phrases as the volleys rang out.
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Paris
Edmond Jouhaud
Jouhaud
de Gaulle
Fort du ‘Trou d’Enger
Hell Hole Fort
Albert Dovecar
Foreign Legion
Claude Piegts
Algiers
Dovecar
Piegts
Uncertain Future for Meat Packers in Lethbridge
In Lethbridge the meat packing industry faces an uncertain future as rail freight reductions on live cattle to the West Coast are set to take effect. The move by CNR and CPR follows the May dollar devaluation, which worsened price competition with American buyers and higher dressed carcass costs sent to Montreal. Local packers warn further market losses may follow, with no immediate comment on dressed meat shipments from Medicine Hat to Montreal.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
West Coast
CNR
CPR
West
Canada
Lennox
Medicine Hat
Montreal
Debt service charges and bonds at Medicine Hat forum
About 550 people attended a Jaycee forum at Medicine Hat High School where debt service costs and the 1958 victory bond conversion dominated discussion. H A Bud Olson and E W Brunsden faced Liberal Dave Broadfoot and NDP George McFall, with debates on unemployment, foreign control, and bond adjustments.
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Patrick J. Roe
Canada
H. A
Bud” Olson
Social Credit
E. W
Ted” Brunsden
Progressive Conservative
Jaycee
Medicine Hat High School
Dave Broadfoot
George McFall
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